Great News, Community Medics have been approved as a beneficiary for MySchool, MyVillage and MyPlanet. This means it’s now even easier to support us and ensure we can keep on providing FREE First World Emergency Medical care for ALL people…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated earlier this year that 800 000 people across the world die annually from self harm and that many more attempts are made. This is around one person every 40 seconds. It is a global…
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One of the more common types of injuries Community Medics attends to are vehicle related incidents, including pedestrian vehicle collisions. This is where a pedestrian has been hit by a vehicle. The reasons vary, from people walking in the dark…
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Burn treatment is part of first aid that everyone is likely to deal with at some point. Burns also attract some of the strangest and truly harmful home remedy and old wives tale advice. When a burn is sustained, the…
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How do you know whether to call an emergency medical service, proceed to hospital yourself or see your doctor or a clinic nurse? It can be a tough decision to make. A basic rule of thumb is that if the…
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It gives us great pleasure to announce that our longest standing sponsor, Fidelity ADT, have once again sponsored our Central division with a new emergency medical Response Vehicle. Fidelity-ADT very generously covers the running costs of one of our vehicles,…
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Single vehicle accidents happen from time to time. Community Medics responded to three such situations in the Table View and Melkbosstrand area on Friday night. The first was at Plattekloof and Koeberg roads, just past the slipway with the driver…
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Wow, what a weekend for Community Medics. Our volunteers were out in the cold and rainy weather responding to motor vehicle collisions, medical incidents and fighting outside pubs. Our dispatch team were kept on their toes with multiple calls at…
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This weekend was a busy one for our volunteers where they assisted with 15 vehicle and pedestrian collisions and 33 other medical and trauma related incidents. Remember to always buckle up and ensure your children are in the correct car…
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Community Medics is a volunteer organisation that relies heavily on donations from the public. A big expense we have is funding for Patient Report Forms (PRF) this is what we use to document vital information about our patient and their…
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